The Turn of the Screw, and other Sunday items
The Fox Movie Channel is playing The Innocents, with Deborah Kerr, the film adaptation Henry James's The Turn of the Screw.
The Turn of the Screw kept you wondering if you were reading a ghost story or a tale of insanity.
Deborah Kerr is always an excellent actress and she was particularly good at portraying women tottering at the edge of insanity (in Black Narcissus she not only tottered but fell in head first). In The Innocents she makes perfect sense at the same time as the back of your mind tells you she's totally nuts.
The Innocents is an enthralling movie showcasing a tour de force performance by one of the best film actresses of the 20th Century.
This week's WSJ's 5-Best Books, on psychology, chosen by Steven Pinker:
I read The Nurture Assumption several years ago and found it fascinating.
Today's shoes:
Merrell" Relay Tour. Very comfortable, sporty, and look great. They tend to run small, so order a 1/2 larger just in case.
Pat has the Carnival of the Insanities, complete with the dancing fidel
Labels: books, Carnival of the Insanities, films, shoes
posted by Fausta @ 8:21 AM
2 Comments:
You don't often run into someone who's seen Kerr in "The Turn of the Screw", much less one that likes it. I think it's one of the scariest movies ever. I first saw it in the late sixties when I was home alone and I scared myself to death.
She was great, Ipa. And it really was a scary movie!
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